Foulis railway station served the village of Ardullie, Highland, Scotland from 1863 to 1964 on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway.
Foulis | |
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.jpg) The site of the station in 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ardullie, Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°38′25″N 4°21′10″W / 57.6402°N 4.3528°W |
| Grid reference | NH596635 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Highland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1863 | Station opened |
| 13 June 1960 | closed to passengers |
| 1964 | Station closed to goods traffic |
History
editThe station opened on 23 March 1863, by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.[1] It was situated near Ardullie, north of Dingwall and south of Evanton station. It closed to passengers in 1960 and goods traffic in 1964.[2][3]
The station site, now a private house, can be seen from the level crossing near Ardullie, north of the A9 road.
References
edit- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 187. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Foulis railway station (site), Highland". Geograph. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Daniels, G; Dench, L (1973). Passengers No More (2 ed.). London: Ian Allan. p. 53. ISBN 0711004382.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Dingwall Line and station open |
Highland Railway Inverness and Ross-shire Railway |
Evanton Line open, station closed | ||
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